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FCO 8/1761

Transference of responsibility to local governments in Trucial States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the transference of responsibility to local governments in the Trucial States in 1971.
FCO 8/911

Illegal immigration into Trucial States, 1967-1968

This file concerns the flow of migrants from India, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Oman, Somalia, Ethiopia, Palestine and elsewhere arriving illegally by dhow on the Trucial Coast and efforts to restrict this.
FO 371/168664

Application of Queen's Regulations in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file relates to the application of the Queen's Regulations in the Gulf.
FO 371/114730

Immigration control in Trucial States: powers of arrest without warrant for passport offences given to Trucial Oman levies, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain's intention to withdraw the waiver exempting Saudi Arabians from Trucial States passport regulations before Gulf Aviation starts its fortnightly service to Abu Dhabi (1-2) The background to the waiver, linked to the 1952 Buraimi Standstill Agreement, and a recommendation by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows for a replacement waiver that will only apply to persons from Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar and Yemen (3) Saudi complaints concerning the withdrawal of the waiver (4-5, 8) 'Trucial Oman Levies (A
FO 371/114728

Citizenship laws in Persian Gulf and Trucial States: travel documents and rulers' passports, 1955

This file relates to citizenship laws in the Gulf and contains: A request for information on such laws to help Clive Parry prepare a book on nationality and citizenship laws of the Commonwealth. It includes the nationality regulations issued by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani in 1951, and the Kuwait Nationality Law of 1948 (1) A copy of a letter from Dubai to the Residency in Bahrain concerning the nationality law for the Trucial States drafted in 1953.